Question

Nitration of propane with nitric acid vapours at about for 30 degree celsius is expected to years

Answer 1

Answer:

Correct option is

D

O

2

N−

NO

2

∣

C

H

−NO

2

During nitration of propane, trinitromethane (compound D) is not obtained.

A mixture of nitric acid and propane are heated at 400 to 500

o

C (vapor phase nitration) to obtain 1-nitropropane, 2-nitropropane, nitroethane and nitromethane.

CH

3

CH

2

CH

3

HNO

3

400

o

C

CH

3

CH

2

CH

2

−NO

2

+CH

3

CH(NO

2

)CH

3

+CH

3

CH

2

NO

2

+CH

3

NO

2